The best way to protect your privacy against computerised financial
records is to change your date of birth. While most names aren't
unique, the way They distinguish among the different Ian Greens is
the date of birth. ID numbers of one sort or another are secondary to
that.
Many years ago when I worked for the (then) Department of Social
Security, we had a situation where a staff member had exactly the
same name as 2 beneficiaries at the same office who had the same date
of birth. I think they covertly arranged for them both to come in at
the same time to check it was actually 2 different people. Eyebrows
were often raised!
Not so many years ago when I was applying for some sort of plastic
card, I had the amusing experience of leaving the telephone credit
company humanoid completely flummoxed. 'How can you have a Diners
Club card but not have any credit history!'. She probably lost a lot
of sleep over that one, however the answer was simply that when I
applied for the card in question I changed my DOB. Middle names are
another good one to alter at will, add or omit.
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